Wanjiku was charged with the murder of Leonard Kibinge, who was her husband, on April 15, 2014, in Gitaru village, Kikuyu constituency.
Delivering her sentence, Lessit said she had considered mitigation by Wanjiku and the seriousness of the offence.
The accused is a mother of two and the sole breadwinner of her family.
However, Lessit said her hands were tied because there is only one sentence for murder, which is death.
In the judgment delivered last week, Lessit said the prosecution had proven through their witnesses that Wanjiku shot her husband three times.
She further pointed out that even though there was no direct evidence linking her to the murder, there was circumstantial evidence and inconsistencies in her account of events.
“The murder weapon was not recovered and produced in court. Failure to do so was, however, not fatal to the prosecution’s case as police were not at the scene during the incident and the accused had time to dispose of the weapon,” Lessit said.
Lessit said Wanjiku’s innocence was not sufficiently proven by the defence.
In her defence, Wanjiku had told the court she and her husband were kidnapped on that fateful night and he was killed by the kidnappers.
She said during the alleged attack’ she walked away then heard a blast before their car crashed into a fence.
However, the judge faulted her testimony, saying she did not check on her husband who was driving the car before it crashed.
Lessit also said she found it interesting that after
She further pointed out that even though there was no direct evidence linking her to the murder, there was circumstantial evidence and inconsistencies in her account of events.
“The murder weapon was not recovered and produced in court. Failure to do so was, however, not fatal to the prosecution’s case as police were not at the scene during the incident and the accused had time to dispose of the weapon,” Lessit said.
Lessit said Wanjiku’s innocence was not sufficiently proven by the defence.
In her defence, Wanjiku had told the court she and her husband were kidnapped on that fateful night and he was killed by the kidnappers.
She said during the alleged attack’ she walked away then heard a blast before their car crashed into a fence.
However, the judge faulted her testimony, saying she did not check on her husband who was driving the car before it crashed.
Lessit also said she found it interesting that after the incident, Wanjiku bypassed the Kikuyu police station – a stone’s throw away from the purported crime scene – and went to report the offence at the Central police station.
the incident, Wanjiku bypassed the Kikuyu police station – a stone’s throw away from the purported crime scene – and went to report the offence at the Central police station.
-The Star